Son of James Stewart and Elizabeth Hoops

Husband of Julia Louisa Allred

Life History of JONATHAN STEWART

Jonathan Stewart, the son of James Stewart and Elizabeth Hoops, was born on October 20, 1863 at Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah. He was the fourth son and seventh child of a family of twelve children. There were six boys and six girls. Jonathan's parents had three boys born to them first. Then three girls, then three more boys and then three more girls. Peace, harmony and love was in the home of his parents.

Their home was one of the first three two story adobe houses built in Fairview. It was surrounded by trees and at the time of this writing, 1977, the house still stands but is unoccupied. It is located on the last street running east as you leave Fairview going south. It is about one block off main street.

Jonathan was baptized and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on August 19, 1877. Jonathan was a beautiful singer and sang in special groups and was also the choral director at one time. As a young man he and his friend was employed at a sawmill up Fairview Canyon. They worked up there during the week and came down town on the weekends. They rode horses to and from work and it has been said by many people that he was a hard worker and very honest in his dealings with other people.

The story of how he and Julia Louisa started dating is told in her history. However, one of the other couples who went with them to Salt Lake, traveling in covered wagons to be married in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah was William Hendry Sanderson and Elfleda Hurst.

Jonathan and Julia Louisa lived in Fairview until after their first baby Jonathan Jr. was born. He died shortly after birth. They homesteaded at Milburn, Utah and moved up there. Here they lived in a little log house over the Milburn lane west of the railroad tracks. It was called the sheep lane. The railroad tracks formed a curve like a horse shoe around the farm. This log house was built to improve on the homestead and they had to live there a certain length of time in order to own the land. They also built and owned a little home over in the Milburn town area, located on the west side of the road halfway between the Thomas Jefferson Housekeeper home and the store. There were two big trees that stood in front of the home. They stood there many years after the home had been moved to Fairview. Here the rest of their children were born four boys and one girl. Jonathan passed away on the 15th of October 1894 just five days before his 31st birthday. He never saw his little girl as she was born the following April 2 after his death. Jonathan died at Milburn, Sanpete County, Utah and is buried in the Fairview lower cemetery.

Source: www.familysearch.org.

History was added by David Mower